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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.

Valerie June

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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
Banjoist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Jackson
Tennessee
Valerie June Hockett
Absorbed
Music
Love

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If my parents hadn't been made to do that from living in the Bible Belt, maybe it wouldn't be something that matters to me - maybe I wouldn't even know how to talk to God.
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Memphis held onto me until I was far enough along in my art and then it let me go.
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There are so many different versions of Tennessee Waltz and they're all so good.
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I create my own reality. And I'm not the only one. My reality is becoming more prominent.
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When I was a kid, I always wanted to go to Europe, to go to Africa, to go traveling.
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I've always kind of been in the middle of every room, trying to get people together, no matter what color they were.
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If you're going to be stuck somewhere forever, you might as well be around good people!
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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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As a woman especially I've found a lot of freedom in music.
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I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
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I'm not religious, but I am spiritual and I am creating my own practice.
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I think it's funny how people get confused when they think about church music, because a lot of times there is a soloist who stands out, but my church wasn't like that at all.
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Even from when I was in grade school or church or wherever, I was always like: we're one, and we should respect each other and grow as one. And respect each other's diversity, of course.
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I'm grateful that music has been a place where I've found freedom.
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I can't believe the ignorance there, so I don't allow it to affect my life, I don't allow it to come into my zone, and it's not in my world, really.
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The point is to raise your voice and be heard to God. You really are just celebrating being in the presence of other people that believe the same things you believe.
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Whatever people are doing, they're probably going to be doing it five years from now. You have your banker, your general store runner, the principal of the school, and things of that sort. It's nice to see that, and to get old with other people.
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I love to read things that have moral messages, and I love to hear stories where it's not just a hook, you have to follow the story, you have to listen to the message of the song, and get it and use it in your everyday life.
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There are a lot of murder ballads out there, but most of them are about killing the woman. I was like, We've gotta turn this around!
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